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Recognised as Colour

#DDCAC5

  • #DDCAC5
  • Red
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#DDCAC5 is a red with RGB values 221, 202, 197 and HSL 12°, 26%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#DDCAC5#DDCAC5
HEX#DDCAC5
RGBrgb(221, 202, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.7922, 0.7725
RGB percentages86.7%, 79.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(12.5, 26.1%, 82%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.5, 10.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.6%, 10.9%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,535,365
CSS custom property--colour: #DDCAC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61644WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.33:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#22353A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECCC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2CFC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Tritanopia#E2C8C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 7.8Silver · ΔE 9.1Gainsboro · ΔE 9.1Misty rose · ΔE 10.4Linen · ΔE 13.3Antique white · ΔE 13.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 7.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5D8DD
Analogous#DDC5CC, #DDD6C5
Triadic#C5DDCA, #CAC5DD
Split complementary#C5DDD6, #C5CCDD
Tetradic#CCDDC5, #C5D8DD, #D6C5DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F0E7E5
Darker −10%#CAADA5
Darker −20%#B78F85
Darker −30%#A47265
Darker −40%#875B4F
More saturated +25%#E9C3BA
Less saturated −25%#D2D1D1

Channel breakdown

R221
G202
B197
Red221 (86.7%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue12.5°
Saturation (HSL)26.09%
Lightness81.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR DD · G CA · B C5

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